General Ledger Accountant

Description

Ellis Island Casino, Hotel & Brewery is looking for a new General Ledger Accountant! We have over 800 hard‑working and passionate employees between our 17 locations. Serving the Las Vegas community for over 50 years, we exist to provide opportunity, inspiration, and stability for our employees and their families through its success and growth. We offer medical, dental, and vision benefits for our full‑time employees!

Other benefits include a 401k program, PTO, and much more.

General Ledger (GL) Accountant provides the Corporate Controller and Assistant Controller with assistance on all financial‑related tasks.

• Prepare and review financial statements for each of our properties and assist/prepare in the monthly and year‑end closing processes.
• Coordinate financial and gaming audits with the Corporate Controller and Assistant Controller.
• Reconcile accounts monthly between the General Ledger, Accounts Payable, Payroll, and related gaming, hotel, and F&B systems, ensuring balance sheet accounts are reconciled and documented monthly.
• Ensure bank accounts are reconciled and various revenue audits completed daily.
• Review financial data on a weekly basis and consult with the Controller and the Assistant Controller about discrepancies.
• Knowledge of gaming, state, local, and county taxes.

• Protects company assets.
• Effectively controls the proper release of propriety information.
• Excels in ensuring that team members recognize the critical importance of protecting ingredients, processes, and trade secrets.
• Ensure Key Control procedures are always adhered to.
• Must be able to stay informed of current policies and procedures and act in accordance with the established guidelines.
• Seeks approval before releasing questionable information.
• Respects the need to discuss confidential records in private areas.
• Excels in maintaining an effective record retention program, giving proper attention to legal, tax, and operating concerns.
• Ensures that electronic records are properly secured, and back‑up protected.
• Maintains vital records.
• Ensures that vital company records are kept in a safe and secure location.
• Must be able to obtain and maintain a Nevada Gaming Registration.

• Makes sound decisions when faced with multi‑faced problems.
• Effectively weighs risks, uncertainties, and assumptions.
• Assembles all available data and facts before making decisions.
• Takes decisive action‑based decisions on well‑documented facts.
• Makes sound decisions under pressure.
• Communicates decisions with confidence.
• Makes sound decisions in the absence of detailed instructions.
• Can effectively weigh theoretical versus practical considerations and applications.
• Must be able to work independently and unsupervised at times and make good decisions based on adherence to policies and procedures.

• Serves as the backup for gaming and F&B audit, Accounts Payable, and Payroll.
• Promotes a comfortable, friendly organizational atmosphere.
• Ability to be readily accessible to other team members.
• Develops an organizational culture that fosters teamwork.
• Effectively draws on the strengths of all team members.
• Provide excellent service to other team members and departments as needed.
• Perform additional duties and responsibilities as assigned or necessary.

• Bachelor's Degree in Accounting preferred.
• 3+ years' experience working as a general ledger accountant in an environment that involves multiple company entities.
• Excellent 10‑key speed accuracy and math skills.
• Ability to communicate clearly in both written and verbal correspondence.
• Commitment to detailed financial accounting and reporting.
• Must be able to work Monday through Friday, 8:00 am to 5:00 pm, and overtime as needed.
• Must be detail‑oriented, hands‑on, able to multi‑task, and remain open‑minded to changes and new information daily.
• EI/VP Core Values.
• Accounting (Technical) Knowledge.
• Asset Protection/Gaming compliance knowledge.
• Strong decision‑making skills.
• Experience with team and guest relations.

• Gaming industry experience preferred.
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